Prof. Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop Awarded 2025 SPIE Gold Medal

Prof. Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop has been awarded the prestigious 2025 SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics Gold Medal.

 

Prof. Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop has been awarded the prestigious 2025 SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics Gold Medal, one of the highest honours in optics and photonics, in recognition of her pioneering work in optical micromanipulation.

The award acknowledges her groundbreaking innovations "in the transfer of optical angular momentum to matter, using sculpted light for laser manipulation on atomic, nano- and microscales, and providing a powerful probe to biomedicine".

This new recognition builds on her outstanding achievements, as Prof. Rubinsztein-Dunlop was also honored with the 2024 SPIE Directors' Award for her contributions to the field.

Let us all congratulate Halina on this incredible milestone in her career, a testament to her vision, innovation, and profound impact on the field of optics.


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